पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra159.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha173.80°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani271.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:02
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870645.27
Julian Day2459110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.69°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1424°), declination 1.75°, EoT 6.61 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)